GamePatchNote Digest
Talus Patch Notes — May 11, 2024
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
New Content & Features
- Added the first Talus Boss - 'Noxshade the Decayed', he can be found at the Forgotten Tomb Crypt, under the Oasis. He specializes in poison type attacks so be sure to get some poison resistance before facing him.
- 4 new regular enemies have been added to the game: Cultist, Ghost, Mummy, Ghoul
- Added 3 three new uniques as exclusive drops from Noxhsade.
- Plaguebringer's Horns, a Mage helmet
- Serpent's Touch, Ranger gloves
- Noxious Breastplate, a Warrior chest
- Plaguebringer's Horns, a Mage helmet
Miscellaneous & Small Changes
- Added support for boss-exclusive unique drops, i.e. unique items that cannot drop from any other source than a particular Boss. Existing uniques 'Fume Fortress', 'Noxious Band' and 'Venom Step' are now exclusive drops of Noxshade the Decayed.
- Added an explanation about aura limits to each aura description
- Added new VFX for undead splatter when taking damage
- Added a new enemy tier - 'Uniques', you can think of them as stronger regular enemies, usually appearing as part of questlines
- Enemies will now face towards the player after moving around him
- Reworked the way enemy basic attacks apply status effects
- Updated sprites for the following enemies: Skeleton, Skeleton Mage, Skeleton Archer
- Updated Haemorrhage sprite
- Updated Default 'Buff' VFX effect (e.g. when using Haste, Cleanse, Recovery etc.)
- The Basic and Active skill select menus are now automatically closed/hidden when player clicks elsewhere
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with debuff timers, they will no longer start at 80% of the timer value
- No longer draw a 'Damage Taken Label' when the effective damage taken is 0
Focus for next patch
- Continue Act1 development
- Work on Enchanter NPC
- Work on Trader NPC